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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 24, 2011 8:17:03 GMT -5
No football Friday, but Tiger Stadium was busy
The Clay County Tiger football team had an off week but the lights were on at Tiger Stadium Friday night. The Holmes High School band from Covington stopped off in Manchester Friday evening for some practice time at Clay County High School. The band was on their way to Hazard to take part in the "Band of Gold" Classic at Hazard High School. www.holmesband.org/2011/09/holmes-to-hazard-day-1.html
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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 24, 2011 19:41:38 GMT -5
Jacob Hyde guest of UK at UK/UofL football game
Clay County lineman Jacob Hyde got a mention at kentuckywildcats.us after he visited UK last weekend for the Kentucky-Louisville game and came away impressed despite the poor performance by the Cats. Hyde said “I really liked the atmosphere in Commonwealth Stadium that the Big Blue Nation had to offer.” Hyde will make a return trip to Lexington later on in the year, but he doesn’t know which date yet. He is getting interest from schools like Auburn, Mississippi State, Louisville, and Nebraska, but UK is his only offer so far. www.kentuckywildcats.us/jacob-hyde-2013-dt-update/
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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 26, 2011 4:46:02 GMT -5
Remember when Ernie Couch's Entertainment Center and Truck Garage was the center of the Wrestling Universe?
...came accross a couple of articles that takes us back to those good ole days.... Now available at kingofkingsport.com "Do Ya Wanna Be A Wrestler, Kid?" Pro Wrestler and Promoter Beau James' first book. 348 Pages of never before publicly told stories and rare photos. Each Book comes with a DVD following the events in the book and signed pictures of Beau and Misty James.  In Chapter 5 James tells of his "one and only trip The Chicken House in Manchester Kentucky" wrestlingnewscenter.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-wrestling-book-by-beau-james-now.html
 ...this article in SLAM! calls Lanny Poffo the "Genius", but I remember his as "Leapin" Lanny... The "Genius" Lanny Poffo recently took the time to answer questions from SLAM! Wrestling readers. in this second part, he talks about his time in the Poffo-run ICW, Mid-South and the WWF. Q: What was the WWF schedule like in 1980s? [Courtney Marshall] LANNY: "One time I was in Manchester, Kentucky, and there was a coal miner with black on his face, and he says, Isn't wrestling a tough life? I said, Holy ***! You're a coal miner! I couldn't last one day in a coal mine. Wrestling is cake."
imakylo.livejournal.com/17462.html
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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 28, 2011 17:02:45 GMT -5
Tyler McDaniel falls in Region Playoff, does qualify for state
 Tyler McDaniel
According to an article in The Times-Tribune by Sports Editor Les Dixon the Corbin Redhound golf team overcame some torrential rainfall to capture their fourth straight 10th Region golf championship — adding icing to the cake, Cody Ellis captured the individual 10th Region championship by surviving a playoff against teammate Alex Davis and 2010 champion Tyler McDaniel from Clay County. Corbin turned in a 313, which was 14 shots better than second place finisher Jackson County, who finished with a 327. Also joining Corbin in the state tournament will be McDaniel, North Laurel’s Kyle Jeffers and Barbourville’s Ryean Gamble. Read the entire article at: thetimestribune.com/sports/x446638215/Four-in-a-row
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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 28, 2011 17:04:45 GMT -5
Tickets now on sale for basketball game between Union and the Big Blue All-Stars
Got a press release from Union College about the upcoming game. Hats off to Union Interim Director of Athletics Tim Curry for being able to get this game scheduled.
Here is the news release.....
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - The Union men's basketball team will play Big Blue All-Stars - a team consisting of former University of Kentucky basketball players, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Pulaski County High School, and fans can pre-order tickets Wednesday and Thursday at the Union Department of Athletics. "We are extremely excited about this opportunity for our men's basketball program," said Union Interim Director of Athletics Tim Curry. "Not only will this bring great exposure to the team, but it will also put our entire athletic department in the spotlight. "We are certainly grateful to Jeff Sheppard for giving us this opportunity to play against these former Kentucky Wildcats," he continued. "A good number of our players grew up Kentucky basketball fans, and I am sure this is a dream come true for them to have the chance to be on the same court as them." The tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Tickets can be pre-ordered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for $15. Also, t-shirts commemorating the contest can also be pre-ordered for an additional $10 apiece. After Thursday, the cost of the t-shirts will increase to $15 and will only be available at the game. All seats are general admission. Payment must be made at the time of purchase to pre-order tickets. No debit or credit cards will be accepted, only cash and checks. If paying by check, please make it out to: 15inc. The pre-order sale will end at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The remaining tickets will then go on sale Friday at 7 a.m. at the Pulaski County High School. If you have questions or need further information, please call the Union Department of Athletics at 606.546.1236.
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Post by Jim Wilson on Sept 29, 2011 19:29:59 GMT -5
Bell County students plan to "Let Us Pray"
According to a story on WYMT News many people in Bell County plan to wear "Let Us Pray" shirts at Bell County High School's first home football game since the district was forced to do away with the pre-game prayer.
In August the district received a complaint from out of state Anti-Christian zealots calling themselves "Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Supporters of the prayer plan to wear the shirts at Friday night's game and say the Lord's Prayer aloud during the moment of silence.
Read the WKYT article at: www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/Thousands_of_Let_Us_Pray_shirts_printed_for_Bell_Co_football_game_130812948.html
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Post by Jim Wilson on Oct 1, 2011 9:59:07 GMT -5
Tigers need to win out in district to avoid playoff trip to Lexington Catholic
 The Clay County Tigers are looking at making a trip to Boyle County or Lexington Catholic in the playoffs after dropping a 52-8 district game at Knox Central last night. The Tigers are in Class 4A District six and will play a team from District five in the first round of the playoffs. The Tigers will need to sweep their two remaining district games at Russell County and Rockcastle County to avoid going on the road. Lexington Catholic looks like a lock to win district five after slipping by Boyle County last night. Should Catholic and Boyle win out as expected in district play, if the Tigers lose one and win one district game they would be traveling to Boyle. If they fail to win a district game that means a trip to Lexington. With only four teams in district six the Tigers will make the playoffs. Check out the Mike Fields blog on the Boyle, Catholic game at: fieldsnotes.bloginky.com/2011/09/30/boyle-county-vs-lexington-catholic-football
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Post by Jim Wilson on Oct 5, 2011 17:08:33 GMT -5
McDaniel finishes in the top five in the state golf tournament
Clay County golfer, Tyler McDaniel shot a final round 74 to move from 13th place to a top five finish in the state golf tournament Wednesday. Tyler shot a 76 Monday for a two round total of 150. Tyler was the only freshman to finish in the top fifteen. The link below is for the final leader board. www.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/player/static/player3016.html
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Post by Jim Wilson on Oct 6, 2011 11:49:14 GMT -5
Ticket Pickup for Union vs. Big Blue All-Star Announced
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Persons who purchased tickets and t-shirts for the Union vs. Big Blue All-Stars game can pick up them up Friday and Monday at the Union Department of Athletics, Interim Director of Athletics Tim Curry announced Wednesday. The tickets and t-shirt vouchers will able available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, and Monday, Oct. 10. This is for those who have purchased tickets during the pre-sale. No new tickets will be sold. For more information, please call 606.546.1236.
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Post by Jim Wilson on Oct 6, 2011 17:06:15 GMT -5
ESPN no longer "Ready for Some Football"
 I have been seeing all the talk about ESPN and Hank Williams, Jr. parting way over a remark on Fox News about a golf game between President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner. All of the headlines read "Hank Williams Jr. Compares Obama Playing Golf With John Boehner To “Hitler Playing Golf With Netanyahu” so I decided to watch the video myself. www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/10/06/hank-williams-jr-fired-by-espn-or-did-quitDuring the video an obviously buzzed Hank critized the entire Republican field except for Herman Cain. He then critized John Boehner for playing golf with the President. Maybe a more correct headline would have been "Hank Williams Jr. Compares John Boehner Playing Golf With Obama To “Hitler Playing Golf With Netanyahu”. So I went to ESPN.com and checked out what other music the ABC owned sports channel has been playing. sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=5602649Seems the first person listed was Kanye West. Yes, the person that used a fund raiser for the victims of Hurrican Katrina to say, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people”. When President Bush wrote a book about his time in office he said the Kanye West's criticism was "The worst moment of my presidency" The moral of this story: "Don't do TV unless you are sober" Guess Jr. is a chip off the ole block.....
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Post by Jim Wilson on Oct 11, 2011 17:33:06 GMT -5
Could an open enrollment policy help build a team?
 I have often wondered how a 4A school like Fort Thomas Highlands can always seem to field larger football teams than most 6A schools and have several players whose parents have ties with the Cincinnati area pro and college sports programs. May have found the answer in a newspaper article..... nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20110929/NEWS0103/309280029/It-pays-Fort-Thomas-good-schoolsThe Fort Thomas Independent Schools have 193 students who live outside the district. Their parents pay tuition ranging from $1,050 to $4,600 annually. This means they don't recruit players, but players can recruit them and pay their way onto the team. The district has reciprocal agreements with some other districts so that if a student wants to attend an out-of-district school, the state money allocated for that student will be transferred to the out-of-district school he or she is attending. That helps lower the tuition cost. If there is no agreement with the district the student lives in, tuition will be higher. Several districts in Northern Kentucky have reciprocal agreements, but few charge as much tuition as Fort Thomas and attract a large number of students. One of the exceptions is Beechwood Independent Schools in Fort Mitchell, a Class 1A football power that always seems to be much bigger and better than other teams in their class. nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20110929/NEWS0103/309280029/It-pays-Fort-Thomas-good-schools
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Post by Jim Wilson on Nov 17, 2011 18:27:29 GMT -5
Former CCMS Raider to replace Zeke Pike at Dixie Heights
 Former CCMS Raider Jordan Fox will fill some big shoes at defending 9th Region basketball champion Dixie Heights this basketball season. According to Mike Fields of the Herald Leader Zeke Pike will not play basketball this year so he can graduate early and enroll at Auburn where the 6-foot-5, 230-pound senior quarterback commited to play football. The 6-2 Fox played the last two seasons at Jackson County. Pike averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds for Dixie Heights’ basketball team last season. Pike missed the first and last games of the football season for disciplinary reasons. The Class 6A Colonels struggled to a 3-8 record. Even without Pike, Dixie Heights still figures to be the 9th Region favorite in basketball. fieldsnotes.bloginky.com/2011/11/13/zeke-pike-to-graduate-early-wont-play-hoops
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Post by Jim Wilson on Jan 9, 2012 20:26:13 GMT -5
everythingkentuckyonline.com
What is so great about Kentucky basketball?
Posted by Sam.....
I want turn back the clock to 1992. More specific, let's go back to March 28th, 1992. It was a Saturday and I was a 10 year basketball loving kid. This was a very special Saturday indeed. Today would be the day that the Kentucky Wildcats would play Duke for a chance to get into the Final Four..... Read the entire blog at: www.everythingkentuckyonline.com/2012/01/what-is-so-great-about-kentucky.html
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